Play ‘rightway’ to end a good trip

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CINCINNATI — The Red Sox are not going to make some unforeseen postseason surge.

But at least they can still play a winning brand of baseball.

Mike Napoli’s two-run home run in the fifth inning yesterday put the Sox ahead to stay for a 5-4 victory against the Cincinnati Reds, their third win in a row and their first such streak since a four-game run coming out of the All-Star break.

The two-game sweep of the Reds sent the Sox home with a 5-3 record on their road trip. This season, that’s a tremendous mark.

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